Proposal would phase out Postal Service door-to-door delivery

12:16 PM,
Jul. 24, 2013

Written by

Gary Strauss
USA Today

First, it was doing away with Saturday delivery. Now, door-to-door service could be coming to an end.

In an effort designed to cut costs at the cash-strapped agency by up to $4.5 billion a year, Congressman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is proposing the U.S Postal Service phase out door-to-door delivery and shift service curbside and to neighborhood cluster boxes.

The proposal - due for vote by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday - would affect about 37 million residences and businesses. ...